# NTSB UNK64X1402: Cessna 180, N6477X, Ipswich, SD, April 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1964
- Place: Ipswich, SD · IPSWICH, SD
- Location: 45.4435° N, 99.0300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ipswich, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4435&lon=-99.0300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1402

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0992  64/4/21    IPSWICH S DAK       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1200
        TIME - 1100                    N6477X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 279 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES                                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6477X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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